The name is silly and overly formal and we should all make jokes about it. But this is actually a great sign for the Stanford program because it means that the school's rich alumni are starting to prop up the football program with big-time donations — which is exactly what happens at powerhouse schools across the country.

There's a risk that Stanford could recede to the margins of college football after Jim Harbaugh left two years ago and Andrew Luck left last winter.

But with a more engaged network of boosters, they can certainly stay competitive.